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Currently voted the best answer. 1 knot = 1.15077945 miles per hour. http://www.disastercenter.com/convert.htm. This answer has. 14 votes. 1 knot = 1.15077945 miles per hour. A knot is a speed of 1 nautical mile per hour. A nautical mile has been defined in slightly varying ways over time. It is based on the distance traveled in moving 1 minute of arc along any meridian. Since the Earth is not a perfect sphere, the exact distance changes from place to place.
1 Knot = 1 Nautical Mile per hour. 1 Nautical mile = 6076.12 ft. = 1852 m **. 1 Statute mile = 1760 yards = 5280 feet. ** Definition: [n] a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters.